China’s waters are known to have 15 kinds of sea snakes, for example, Lacticande semifasciata. Venoms from this sea snake have highly
toxic and is much bigger than those from the most poisonous snake on land. Because of its venom is a mixture of a variety of proteins,
freeze-dried venom of the sea accounts for about 90% of peptides, including enzymes, peptides, small peptides. After a structural analysis,
it was found that the short peptide chain of sea snake venom neurotoxin is composed of 60 -62 amino acid residues and four disulfide . Long polypeptide chain is composed of 66-74 amino acids residues and 5 disulfide bonds. They combine the high specificity acetylcholine receptors, blocking synaptic
transmission, mainly blocking cholinergic neuromuscular joints, causing paralysis, mostly respiratory muscle paralysis and
suffocation. It has been demonstrated that a variety of sea snake venom have a common antigen. Anti-snake venom serum, such as cleft chin sea of anti-snake venom toxins, can Offset 7-8 species of sea snake toxins, but also a variety of venoms from snakes on land, such as viper venom, cobra, king cobra snake
venom and so on. Therefore, sea snake antitoxin serum have High value and can cure snake bites in clinical treatment. Sea snake
wine can promote blood circulation and pain relief, commonly used for rheumatism pain and waist pain according to Traditional
Chinese Medicine. Although enzyme content of sea snake venom is less than those of snake on land. The venom of pit viper from
Dalian Snake Island is a ready-made L-arginine esterase (the fiber coagulation-like enzyme). It has achieved good results for treatment of vascular thrombosis disease and ischemic cerebrovascular disease.
Does the sea snake venom have the same effect?
With the depth of marine drugs research, sea snake venom will prove to be the precursor of marine drug material, and better
serve the cause of human health.